Link



July 24, 1923. 1,463.043

- J. N. LAGASSE LJINK Filed July 7. 1922 Z Q v 2 4 3L 1 INVENTOR f4 MM -v mm flwafi WITNESSzES ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1923.

11 OFFICE.

JOSEPH N. LAGASSE, 0F HYNER, PENNSYLVANIA.

LINK.

Application filed July 7,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. LAGASSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hyner, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Links, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved link or hook which is mainly designed for automobile skid chains, the general object of the invention being to provide means whereby the hook can easily and quickly be placed in engagement with a link of a chain or the like without danger of the hook becoming detached from the link.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. i

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a skid chain'showing my invention in use.

Figures 2 and 3 are detail views of the device itself.

Figures 4 and 5 are detail views of a modification.

As shown in these views the link or hook 1 is formed of a single piece of spring material, the central part of which is bent to form the lOOp 2 and the end parts are bent to provide the parallel loops 3 and 4. The ends of the wire are located in the loop 2, these ends being located adjacent the side members of said loop 2 and are spaced apart as shown. These end parts are bent to cross each other at the junction of one lOOp with the other. The bight portions of the loops 3 and 1 are bent outwardly so as to provide an entrance opening for the link which is to be engaged by the device.

From the above it will be seen that it is simply necessary to place the link or other 1922. Serial No. 573,503.

device which is to be engaged by the hook between the bent ends of the loops 3 and 1 and to press the same inwardly, thus forcing the loops apart to permit the link to pass. When the link strikes the bent ends it is turned so that it can be pushed past the ends and then it is passed between the ends into the loops 3 and 4. In removing the link the operation is reversed. Thus the hook can be easily and quickly attached to a link and detached therefrom. Figure 1 shows the device as being used for connecting a cross piece of an anti-skid chain to the side chains, but it will of course be understood that the device can beused for other purposes.

In the modification the loops 3 and 4 are much smaller than the loop 2 and their ends do not extend Within the loop 2. The ends are spaced from the main part of the loops so that the link can be engaged when passed through these spaces so that it can engage the bight of the two loops. The link is passed between the two loops, the metal springing apart to permit this, and then it is turned so that it will pass into the two loops.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of-the appended claim.

What I claim is:-

A link of the class described formed from a single piece of material and providing a main loop and two minor loops, the minor loops being parallel to each other and arranged at right angles to the major loop, the ends of the minor loops extending into the major loop and crossing each other toprovide a space between their extremities and converging portions connecting the major loop with the minor loops.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH N. LAGASSE. 

